Discover the remarkable life of Harry Houdini… He jumped shackled into rivers and lakes, he was buried alive, and, on occasion, he even escaped from milk cans. Harry Houdini’s stunts are legendary, but what drove this man to such lengths of spectacle? In this book, we explore both the stunts Houdini pulled off on stage […]
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Discover the remarkable history of the Russian Civil War… The October Revolution of 1917, which saw the fall of the Tsar and the installation of a provisional government in Russia, was a momentous event in modern history. The establishment of a Bolshevik regime under charismatic leader Vladimir Lenin shook a world already destabilized by years
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Discover the remarkable history of the Battle of New Orleans… The deciding battle of the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans, was won by the Americans on January 8, 1815, a few scant weeks after the British and American negotiators signed the Treaty of Ghent that ended the war, at least on paper.
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Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Jackson Pollock was without a doubt one of the twentieth century’s most controversial painters. He started out
Discover the remarkable life of Jackson Pollock… Jackson Pollock was without a doubt one of the twentieth century’s most controversial painters. He started out painting abstracts in the style of Pablo Picasso but soon branched out, establishing the “drip” method, which entails dripping or flinging paint directly onto the canvas. For this, he was both
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Discover the remarkable life of Katharine Hepburn… One of the foremost screen sirens of her era, Katharine Hepburn, was universally known for her grace, wit, and charm. She rose to the top of celebrity status in the great Golden Age of Hollywood, and she was able to maintain her sense of stardom all the way
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Friedrich Nietzsche was a born philosopher. It seems that ever since he crawled out of the cradle,
